The Transaction for Revenge
Over the past two weeks, Han Se-hee had been receiving lectures from Baek Seo-jun three to four times a week, and she felt that her own strength was growing at an astonishingly rapid pace.
Additionally, besides going to Baek Seo-jun's house in front of him for training that lasted over two hours and traveling with him to places like Somalia and other locations using his power, she also spent private time with him.
"It seems like I've done nothing special with Seo-jun Oppa."
But the only time they met outside of training was to eat dinner together or have light conversations.
Even when she visited Baek Seo-jun and Seomun Ye-jin four years ago every year, she had only stayed in the yard.
She had never been inside the house.
And what made Han Se-hee's heart feel suffocated was the sight of Seomun Ye-jin always clinging closely to him.
Seomun Ye-jin had originally worn only mini skirts or hot pants for her lower body and simple tops that accentuated her figure.
When she saw Seomun Ye-jin coming out in front of the house in that attire, openly clinging to Baek Seo-jun and flaunting her affection, it made Han Se-hee feel like her breath was being choked.
Seomun Ye-jin seemed to sense her feelings and was deliberately flaunting it.
But Han Se-hee couldn't question it or show it outwardly.
After all...
"Se-hee-ya, are you going to Baek Seo-jun's house today too? I'll take you."
"Yeah! Thanks, Ha-yeon-ah."
"Let's prepare a bit earlier today! Let's have lunch together before going to Baek Seo-jun's house."
"Yeah!"
Han Se-hee smiled as she read the message from Lee Ha-yeon.
Over the past three months, Han Se-hee and Lee Ha-yeon, who had trained together under Baek Seo-jun, had quickly become close friends and started dropping formalities.
Especially since they were the same age, and besides training with Baek Seo-jun, they had many things in common.
They had been kidnapped together by Gye Un-jik, and most importantly, they had shared information about Baek Seo-jun from before they were ten years old.
Lee Ha-yeon lived in the headquarters of the Angel Guild in Seoul, while Han Se-hee lived in the Gangin Orphanage in Kaesong, so their living situations were different...
"Se-hee-ya!"
"Ha-yeon-ah!"
They met at the agreed meeting place outside, greeting each other happily.
Despite being popular at the orphanage due to her exceptional abilities and appearance, Han Se-hee had always kept her distance from others.
It was because she had read the jealousy in the eyes of the girls and the desire in the eyes of the boys.
Her way of being kind to everyone while maintaining appropriate distance was similar to how she treated Baek Seo-jin.
She had told Baek Seo-jin that she didn't think of him as a real friend, and Baek Seo-jin had agreed, but he seemed to have forgotten that fact and acted as if he was her friend.
Especially after the injury from Gye Un-jik healed, he became even more so.
In that sense, Lee Ha-yeon could be considered Han Se-hee's first friend.
"Oh~ Se-hee-ya. What kind of makeup did you do today? You are definitely a mix of East and West, but Se-hee is even prettier, like a doll~"
Lee Ha-yeon said playfully, and Han Se-hee felt a sense of liberation from her playful attitude.
As the successor of the Angel Guild, Lee Ha-yeon had always had to maintain the appearance of a dignified young lady, so time alone with her friend like this was a kind of escape.
"Ha-yeon too... I think Ha-yeon is prettier."
"Oh~ You too!"
While they complimented each other's appearances, they still felt awkward with each other.
Lee Ha-yeon, who had never freely opened up to a peer friend, and Han Se-hee, who had never happily chatted with a friend without keeping distance.
Despite feeling awkward, they opened up and gradually closed the gap between them.
And the two of them talked about one topic.
"By the way, Se-hee-ya."
"Yeah, Ha-yeon-ah."
"It seems like we should repay Baek Seo-jun somehow."
"Yeah, it would be good if there's something we can repay to Seo-jun Oppa..."
Han Se-hee agreed with Lee Ha-yeon's words.
To both of them, he was their savior. Moreover, to Han Se-hee, he was the one who avenged her parents' murderer.
As someone who had only received favors, she wanted to repay him in some way.
"Um... Se-hee-ya. Is there any way that could help Baek Seo-jun? Would you like to hear it?"
Lee Ha-yeon cautiously brought up the topic to Han Se-hee. Han Se-hee thought it might not be a good story, and she could guess what she was about to say.
"...Yeah. I had some thoughts too. I know how Baek Seo-jun Oppa was treated in the Baekho Guild."
Especially, she had been in the position of hearing Baek Seo-jun's belittling and insults directed at Baek Seo-jun for years from Baek Seo-jin.
So, she had no choice but to think in that direction.
***
The time when Lee Ha-yeon and Han Se-hee would come visiting was approaching.
Every time they took her to good training spots in rotation, they had never brought her inside the house.
She had never introduced Lamia.
I saw Lamia watching a fusion historical drama where the protagonist cries in front of his dying lover from the last chapter.
I shook my head.
The sight of the long black snake not taking its eyes off the romance-infused fusion historical drama on TV was now familiar.
The fact that the snake's true identity was an Outer God that once tried to devour the world now felt like a trivial matter.
'It's getting more bothersome to keep hiding Lamia's existence, so I should tell the story appropriately at some point.'
But more than that, the touch of Seomun Ye-jin who was embracing me was what bothered me.
"Forever with Seo-jun... I won't die like that!"
Seomun Ye-jin had seen the content of the fusion historical drama too.
"Yeah, same here."
But Seomun Ye-jin's words that she would be with me forever brought joy to me.
Every time I confirmed her love, I was sending her the same emotion of love.
- After watching the fun ended, the scene of filming a romance drama in reality appeared.
I lightly ignored Lamia's telepathy that sounded like counting seconds and pulled Seomun Ye-jin into my arms.
Her soft and elastic female body that felt good to hug yesterday made me feel pleasant. And her sweet body scent had become even more stimulating recently.
Today, she was dressed in her usual hot pants and simple tank top for outings.
It looked like casual clothes, but it was actually a hunter-exclusive outfit.
And I had added various reinforcements so that even if an SSS-class hunter tried to damage it with power, it wouldn't be damaged.
"But, Seo-jun. Are you going to keep teaching Ha-yeon and Se-hee?"
"Yeah. The two of them have talent... and maybe they can be of help."
Until the main plot time of the original novel started, if they acted together with her, I could push Baek Seo-jin into hell more.
But I hadn't asked them first.
It would be after I asked them for the favor.
If it were Han Se-hee and Lee Ha-yeon that I knew, they would want to do anything to repay me for the debt they felt.
And... the Baekho Guild would have known to some extent what I had done.
"It would be valuable just because it helps Seo-jun, but... still, their gazes don't sit well with me."
While in my arms, Seomun Ye-jin lightly complained. Her cute reaction made me chuckle and gently stroke her butt.
When she expressed dissatisfaction, touching her chest or butt would quickly relieve her and make her happy.
"Still, Se-hee and Ha-yeon seem like good kids. I don't want to hand them over to someone like Baek Seo-jin."
Seomun Ye-jin, who knew my grudge against Baek Seo-jin, had deep anger and hatred in her voice when saying Baek Seo-jin's name. It was enough that if anyone heard, they would think she was the one harboring grudge against Baek Seo-jin, not me.
"But, Seo-jun, could you promise me one thing?"
"What?"
I confirmed a slight unease and tension in Seomun Ye-jin's gaze and asked gently to soothe her anxiety.
Upon hearing my question, Seomun Ye-jin pulled me closer and hugged me tightly, and I deliberately grabbed her butt firmly.
Then Seomun Ye-jin said with a relieved expression.
"Even if Seo-jun has many women, please always love me the most. Always."
The promise Seomun Ye-jin made was too easy and natural for me.
"Of course."
I hugged her tightly and grabbed both her buttocks firmly this time and promised.
"The only one I will always love and cherish is the young lady. I swear."
"Hehe~ I believe it! I will love only Seo-jun for the rest of my life, so please keep your promise too~"
"I promise to cherish the young lady more than anyone else forever."
This was not a transaction, but a promise.
